Killing God - Chapter 54

Chapter 54
Zhong Qingzhu turned his head and looked at Shen Shi strangely. Shen Shi looked at her and said, “What’s wrong? His expression isn’t too good. Is it that the wound on his hand is hurting again?”

“Oh … no.” Zhong Qingzhu shook his head and turned his gaze away.

After crawling through the dark and narrow cave, the two of them were finally able to stand upright. They couldn’t help but feel relaxed. Zhong Qingzhu slowly took a few steps forward and stood in the middle of the tunnel where the fluorescent stones were shining brightly. She saw specks of light like soft and faint starlight in the sky, carrying specks of beautiful silver, shining all around her head and gently surrounding her.

Shen Shi remained silent all around. He only silently looked at the young girl with a trace of joy on her face. Her eyes shone as if they were reflecting starlight. Even though she had been wounded and dirty along the way, she was like a fairy that had fallen into the mortal world. She was gentle and beautiful, not like a mortal.

Zhong Qingzhu smiled and slowly opened her arms. It was as if she wanted to embrace this beautiful light. This magnificent scene that she had never seen in her life was embraced in her arms at this moment, as if it belonged to her alone.

“Aiya!”

However, the next moment, she suddenly shouted, took a deep breath, and covered her left hand, her face pale. Shen Shi walked over and supported her. He said angrily, “Hey, your hand is broken. Don’t move randomly when you have nothing to do.”

Zhong Qingzhu’s cheeks reddened slightly. He lowered his head in embarrassment and said, “Sorry …”

Shen Shi sighed and said, “You’ve come again. Didn’t I tell you not to apologize just because you didn’t move?” He paused for a moment and looked at Zhong Qingzhu’s unsightly expression. He shook his head and said, “Does your hand hurt?”

Zhong Qingzhu hesitated for a moment and whispered, “It doesn’t hurt …”

Shen Shi frowned and said, “Isn’t it painful?”

Zhong Qingzhu hesitated for a moment, and his voice became a little softer. He said, “It hurts a little …”

Shen Shi glanced at her and saw that Zhong Qingzhu’s face seemed to have turned a little pale as he covered his arm. A moment later, he saw her beautiful and delicate face tremble. Then, he said in a mosquito-like voice, “Very painful …”

“You” Shen Shi was almost speechless towards her. In any case, this was the first time in his life that he had seen a girl with such a temperament. However, looking at her pitiful appearance, his heart inexplicably softened. He walked over and gently supported her left hand.

“Hiss” Zhong Qingzhu frowned and bit his lips, his mouth trembling.

Shen Shi frowned and said, “Where does it hurt?”

Zhong Qingzhu endured the intense pain and pointed at his left elbow with his right hand. Shen Shi couldn’t think of any good method for the time being, and he didn’t dare to touch Zhong Qingzhu’s wound so easily. He raised his eyes and saw that the cloth that he had randomly made a rope to hang her arm around her neck had slipped off in the darkness, so he tried to raise her arm higher and put it into the rope ring.

Unexpectedly, Zhong Qingzhu raised his arm a little too high and snorted in pain. At the same time, his eyes turned slightly red. Obviously, the pain was severe. Shen Shi was shocked. He immediately didn’t dare to do anything else. He hesitated for a moment and asked, “How can your hand not hurt?”

Zhong Qingzhu hesitated for a moment and said, “It would be better if I didn’t touch it, but it would always swing when I walk around, so it hurts a lot.”

Shen Shi hesitated for a moment before his gaze swept past the hanging cloth hanging around Zhong Qingzhu’s neck. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said, “Uh, I have a way.”

As he said that, he walked forward and took off the rope cloth from Zhong Qingzhu’s neck. He took it to his hand and looked at it. He realized that the thing he had just torn off was really rough and ugly. He couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed. He smiled dryly and said, “Don’t worry about anything urgent.”

Zhong Qingzhu did not say anything, her cheeks slightly red, but she nodded slightly.

Shen Shi held the strip of cloth. let Zhong Qingzhu put his left hand down naturally at his waist. Then he spared him from his wrist, She was tied to her body through her waist, Fix your left hand to one side of your body, He took a step back and sized it up. The rope seemed to be a little short and unstable just now. It looked like it could fall off at any moment. After thinking for a moment, he borrowed the light of the fluorescent stones around him and forcefully tore a few pieces of cloth off his body. After a few tosses, he immediately tore the Lingxiao Sect disciple uniform on his body to shreds.

Zhong Qingzhu looked at this scene in her eyes. She opened her mouth slightly as if she wanted to say something, but for some reason, she hesitated. In the end, she only silently looked at Shen Shi in front of her. In this dark and cold cave, there were dots of silver light that flashed like stars, illuminating his serious and focused face.

Tear off the strip of cloth, Together, they were tied into a tight knot, She tightened her grip and divided it into two. One tied her wrist to her waist, the other avoided her elbow and tied it around Zhong Qingzhu’s shoulder. However, it circled around Zhong Qingzhu’s chest and under her right arm. It was tightly wrapped around her waist. Finally, it completely fixed her left hand beside her and stopped moving.

For some reason, Zhong Qingzhu’s cheeks suddenly turned red. Especially when Shen Shi was helping her tie the cloth with the second arm, his body subconsciously swayed, as if he wanted to retreat and dodge. However, just as she raised her head, she saw the boy standing in front of her with a serious expression and a frowning expression, as if he was afraid of hurting her. Dot after dot of starlight fell from behind him like water. Sweat could be seen on his forehead. His gaze was so clear that it intertwined with the starlight and deeply reflected in her heart.

In the end, he couldn’t step out with this kick.

All the coldness and darkness, fear and terror seemed to have quietly retreated, leaving behind only the warm, caring and focused gaze of the boy in the dreamlike starlight.

④

“Whoosh!” Shen Shi let out a long breath. He took a step back and turned his sore neck. He looked at the tied rope with satisfaction and laughed. “Alright, now you don’t have to worry about your arm touching the wound.”

Zhong Qingzhu lowered his eyes slightly. Suddenly, he did not dare to look into his eyes or face. It was as if he could not even speak. He only nodded lightly.

Shen Shi suddenly exclaimed in surprise, “Zhong Qingzhu, why is your face so red?”

In an instant, Zhong Qingzhu felt that his cheeks were burning hot, as if they were about to burn. His head was lowered, as if he had lost the courage to lift it up in an instant.

A moment later, she suddenly felt a warm palm attached to her forehead. A moment later, she heard Shen Shi hesitate and mutter to herself, “It doesn’t seem hot, it doesn’t seem like it’s hot …”

Zhong Qingzhu suddenly raised his head and looked at Shen Shi. He saw Shen Shi standing not far from him, looking at him with a puzzled expression. Although it looked pleasing to the eye, he still felt a little foolish.

“Idiot” She couldn’t help but whisper, but for some reason, her heart felt soft, as if there was a strange and indescribable joy, but it didn’t seem to be the case, even she didn’t understand.

The cave was very quiet. Although Zhong Qingzhu’s voice was very quiet, Shen Shi still heard it. He was instantly enraged and stared at him, “What? I went to such great lengths to help you? You still called me an idiot!”

Zhong Qingzhu looked up at him. The corner of her mouth slowly revealed a smile. The blush on her face faded slightly, but it was still as beautiful as a peach blossom. The way she looked at the boy was like a ripple of water. After a while, she smiled gently and whispered, “Brother Shen, you are not a fool. No one has treated me so well. You are a good person.”

Shen Shi was stunned for a moment. He didn’t react for a while, Although he didn’t quite understand why Zhong Qingzhu suddenly had such a strange appearance, However, at this moment, in the faint starlight, the girl in front of him emitted a strange beauty that he had never seen before. She even carried a dazzling afterglow, causing the anger he had just aroused to go nowhere in the blink of an eye. His originally tense face couldn’t hold on any longer, so he grabbed his head and took a step back. He said embarrassedly,

“Uh … then, if it wasn’t for cursing me, then forget it.”

“Puchi!” It was Zhong Qingzhu who suddenly laughed out loud. The corner of his mouth curved, his eyes like the morning stars, and his smile as beautiful as flowers.

④

The wind and rain were like obscure winds, sweeping through the heavens and earth. The entire Qingyu Island seemed to be immersed in a gray mist of rain. From afar, it looked like a giant herring swimming in the miserable sea.

The atmosphere in the study room of the Qingyu Ji Xuan Sun Hall was incomparably stiff and cold.

Wang Gen’s face darkened. He slapped the table and stood up. He stared at Zheng Zhe, who was rushing back with an anxious expression, and shouted, “What does the formation hall mean? How could there be one person missing?”

Zheng Zhe smiled bitterly and said, “After I went over, Junior Brother Zhong and Junior Brother Xu, who are on duty in the Array Hall, are counting the number of people. They have counted a few times and found that there is indeed one missing.” After pausing for a moment, Zheng Zhe glanced at Wang Gen’s expression and whispered, “The two junior brothers are also extremely anxious there.”

Wang Gen said angrily, “If things are done well, what’s there to be in a hurry!”

Zheng Zhe smiled awkwardly. He didn’t dare to plead for mercy for the two of them. Wang Gen took a deep breath and calmed his emotions. He said in a deep voice, “Who did you lose? Is it an old disciple or a rookie?”

Zheng Zhe said, “Zhong, Xu two junior brothers have checked the head. The one who is not present is a newbie female disciple named Zhong Qingzhu, who has just landed on the island.”

“Zhong Qingzhu” Wang Gen frowned and pondered for a moment. He looked up at Zheng Zhe and said, “The surname Zhong is Qing Zi again. Could it be a disciple of the Zhong Clan of Liuyun City?”

Zheng Zhe nodded and said, “It’s from the Zhong Clan. However, I heard from Junior Brother Zhong that although this Junior Sister comes from the Zhong Clan and is of the same origin as him, her status in the clan is not high. She is not valued by the Zhong Clan. From the bloodline, she can be considered a remote branch.”

“Zhong Qingzhu, Zhong Qingzhu” Wang Gen did not seem to have heard Zheng Zhe’s words of comfort. Instead, he stood there with a frown, as if he was thinking about something carefully. “Why does this name always sound familiar?”

Chapter 56 Jedi (2)

“Let’s go.” Shen Shi hurriedly urged, “We still don’t know if we can escape right now. How can we stay here? Hurry up and see if there’s a way out.”

Zhong Qingzhu agreed, but his footsteps were very small. His eyes only looked at the beautiful, star-like scenery on the stone wall beside him, as if his mind was engrossed in it, and he was somewhat reluctant to leave.

Shen Shi snorted and repeated his point of view, “Hurry up and leave. These stones aren’t worth much.”

Zhong Qingzhu turned around and smiled at him, “But don’t you think this place is really beautiful?”

Shen Shi said disdainfully, “Beautiful can be eaten as food?”

Zhong Qingzhu glared at him with half-anger and half-joy and said, “That spirit crystal can be used as food?”

Shen Shi laughed and said, “Ha, don’t say anything. Spiritual crystals can really be eaten as food.”

Zhong Qingzhu was stunned for a moment, then he couldn’t help but laugh. He shook his head and followed, smiling, “You can say it.”

As they spoke, The allusion that spirit crystals were eaten as food did have its origins, It was widely known in the cultivation world, The reason for this was that after cultivators began to cultivate and absorb spiritual energy from spirit crystals, Once spiritual energy entered his body, will gradually begin to transform the human body, Many of these changes would be completely different from a mortal’s physical body. One of the most obvious changes was that the spiritual energy contained in the mysterious power of creation was enough to support the consumption of the human body. From now on, no other food was allowed to be eaten. Simply put, after cultivators started cultivating, there was actually no need to eat anymore …

After Shen Shi, Zhong Qingzhu, and the rest of the rookies entered Qingyu Island, Lingxiao Sect still had some food for them in the first few days. However, ever since they started cultivating and entered the Spirit Drawing Realm, they stopped eating. To them, who could already be called cultivators, In their future careers, as long as they had spirit crystals to cultivate, they basically didn’t need to eat any ordinary food. Of course, outside of spirit crystals, there were many miraculous medicines that contained spirit energy from heaven and earth treasures that were extremely helpful to cultivation. If they had the chance, they would also consume them. However, these rare items would depend on opportunities in the future.

In the deep cave tunnel, Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu continued to walk forward. During that time, Zhong Qingzhu even turned around a few times. It seemed that he was still reluctant to part with the place where the fluorescent stones had gathered just now. However, as they walked, they discovered that there were actually some fluorescent stones on the stone wall of the tunnel in front of them. However, they weren’t as concentrated as before. Most of them were walking sparsely through the cracks or corners of the stone wall, and the light they emitted seemed to be much dimmer.

However, even so, this faint light was still able to illuminate the path in the cave, making it much easier for the two of them to walk.

As they moved further and further away, the radiant stone wall behind them had gradually disappeared into the depths of the winding and deep cave behind them. The surroundings seemed to have quieted down again, and darkness descended once again, gently diffusing from all directions.

With the faint light on the stone wall, Zhong Qingzhu felt somewhat nervous again. It seemed that no one had ever come to the cave he was in before. There were abrupt and primitive rock spikes everywhere. In the faint shadows of light, they seemed to turn into dark shadows that drifted around, carrying with them a bit of horror. It was like the legendary ghosts and spirits of hell that had captured souls.

Unconsciously, she subconsciously moved closer to Shen Shi. She used her uninjured right hand to gently grab his sleeve. Unexpectedly, her hand reached out to grab the air. Zhong Qingzhu was stunned for a moment before remembering that the sleeve had turned into two long strips of cloth tied to her waist and chest, fixing her injured left arm.

Her face seemed to turn red in the shadows. She secretly glanced at the boy walking in front of her. Suddenly, she felt that the darkness around her wasn’t that terrifying.

“Hey, Zhong Qingzhu.” Suddenly, Shen Shi, who was in front of him, suddenly shouted. He seemed to want to say something, but Zhong Qingzhu suddenly felt that it was not pleasant to hear. He said,

“Brother Shen, don’t call me that. It sounds like we have a grudge against each other. It’s very cold.”

“Oh, really?” Shen Shi didn’t have the delicate thoughts of a little girl like Zhong Qingzhu. He was stunned for a moment and said, “It seems to be correct. Then what should I call you, Junior Sister Zhong?”

Zhong Qingzhu pursed his lips slightly. His bright eyes flickered in the darkness and he said, “How about this, you call me Junior Sister Zhong when there are others present, but you can just call me Qingzhu when there is no one else.” After saying that, he paused for a moment, as if he wasn’t clear enough. He hurriedly explained, “That’s what my mother called me. You saved me on the Immortal Worshipping Rock Stage the day you joined the sect, and today … oh, anyway, you’re really nice to me, so when no one else is around, just call me Green Bamboo, okay?”

Shen Shi blinked his eyes. He felt that there was no turning back in his mind. He was usually cautious, but he was more focused on other matters. In the final analysis, he was only a twelve-year-old youth. His love affair had yet to open, and he did not mature earlier like a little girl. He truly could not understand such a slightly ambiguous and subtle remark now. He only felt that Zhong Qingzhu’s words seemed very reasonable. However, there seemed to be something wrong. However, he couldn’t figure it out, so he decided not to think about it. In any case, the most important thing now was to survive first. How could he care about these useless names? He immediately said straightforwardly, “Alright, then I’ll call you Green Bamboo in the future. This way, it would be convenient to call you Green Bamboo.”

Zhong Qingzhu smiled sweetly and covered his mouth with his right hand. He looked at Shen Shi with eyes as bright as water and said, “Then what shall I call you in the future, is Brother Shen, okay?”

Shen Shi waved his hand and said, “Outsiders, just now I called you the same as you said mother would call you. Why don’t you just follow my father and call me that?”

When Zhong Qingzhu saw Shen Shi like this, he always felt that this boy was getting more and more stupid. However, it was strange again. However, the more he looked at Shen Shi, the more pleasing he became. He suppressed his laughter and said, “Then what did your father call you?”

“Stone, or little stone.”

Zhong Qingzhu was silent for a moment and secretly despised the short fatty’s naming ability. Then, he said, “In the future, when there are outsiders, I’ll call you Senior Brother Shen, and when there’s no one else, I’ll call you Shitou, okay?”

“Whatever.” Shen Shi waved his hand as if he didn’t care. Then, he frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

Zhong Qingzhu looked at his appearance and said, “What’s wrong?”

Shen Shi was silent for a moment before he laughed dryly and said, “I just called you to ask you something.”

Zhong Qingzhu nodded and said, “Then ask, what is it?”

Shen Shi coughed. He turned around and continued walking forward, saying, “But you suddenly pulled on a lot of things like calling names. I seem to have forgotten what I originally wanted to ask …”

Looking at his back, Zhong Qingzhu shook his head and smiled.

The light in the cave was like a firefly in the darkness. Although it was weak, it was so beautiful. It gently floated behind them, as if it was eternal, floating and sinking in the darkness.

④

From an unknown time, Shen Shi suddenly discovered that the sound of water splashing that seemed to be lingering around his ears seemed to have disappeared. He lowered his head and saw that his feet were no longer trampling on the puddle, but were instead standing on a dry ground.

Along the way, the entire cave seemed to have a tendency to climb up slowly. Shen Shi was delighted. He said to Zhong Qingzhu, who was beside him, “There seems to be no water left.”

Zhong Qingzhu turned around and quickly reacted. His face also revealed a look of joy. He nodded with some expectation and said, “Does that mean that we are about to reach the ground?”

Shen Shi chuckled and said, “It’s hard to say, but there’s great hope. Are you tired? If you’re tired, rest for a while. If you’re not tired, we’ll continue walking.”

Zhong Qingzhu shook his head and said, “I’m not tired. Let’s go.”

“Yes.” Shen Shi nodded in agreement, then turned around and continued forward. In this mysterious and deep cave, there seemed to be a stone vein of fluorescent stones that continued on the stone walls of the cave. It was sometimes bright and sometimes dim, but in the end, it gave the two of them some hope in the darkness.

As the water receded, The terrain of the cave gradually rose. Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu gradually felt that their chances of escaping from the trap were growing. Under such circumstances, even their exhaustion was temporarily forgotten by them. Even though they had been swept underground by the torrent from the beginning until now, they had already trekked in the dark cave for a long, long time.

The sound of footsteps echoed in the cave, and the surroundings were still silent. The sound of panting gradually grew louder, and sweat began to flow down his face. However, the terrain beneath their feet was getting higher and higher, as if indicating that the exit was right in front of them. No matter who it was, even Zhong Qingzhu, whose left hand had been severely injured and broken, gritted his teeth and persisted without any intention of stopping to rest.

Walking step by step through the darkness, through this deep and quiet cave, it felt like crossing countless mountains and rivers, chasing after the last bit of hope.

Suddenly, a ray of bright light shone in front of him.

Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu saw it at the same time. They stopped at the same time and looked ahead.

There was a beam of light.

Familiar, warm light.

Shen Shi heaved a long sigh of relief. When he looked at Zhong Qingzhu again, he discovered that she was also very excited. Her lips trembled slightly, and it just so happened that she was also looking at him.

Shen Shi nodded and said with a smile, “I’m saved.”

Tears flashed in Zhong Qingzhu’s eyes. She could not say anything and only nodded heavily.

Shen Shi waved his hand and laughed, “Let’s go out.”

After saying that, he took Zhong Qingzhu and strode across the rugged ground. He walked towards the light and soon saw a cave entrance. It was about one person tall and covered in moss. The light shone in from outside the cave. Although it was not very bright, it was definitely above the ground.

Shen Shi’s heart was filled with joy. He and Zhong Qingzhu looked at each other and smiled. Both of them carried the gratification and joy of the rest of their lives. Then, they walked out side by side.

However, the moment they stepped out of the cave entrance, After seeing the scene outside the cave, Suddenly, both of their bodies stiffened. In front of them, It wasn’t the cave they had fled into to avoid the huge waves, It wasn’t the beach where Zhong Qingzhu picked up the shellfish, At this moment, in front of them was an extremely deep and narrow heavenly pit. The bottom of the pit was less than a hundred feet in radius, and half of it was a pool of water. The surroundings were filled with precipitous cliffs. They were as tall as peaks, reaching more than a hundred feet. However, the two of them were at the very bottom of this desperate heavenly pit, just like two tiny ants.

I have something to do tonight. Both chapters have been posted together